{"id":16781,"date":"2022-08-05T10:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=16781"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:08:52","slug":"jolly-jarge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/jolly-jarge\/","title":{"rendered":"Jolly Jarge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AKA<\/strong><\/td>Jolly Jorge<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1904<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>AJ Mills and George Arthurs<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN1738<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>George Bastow<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Dore, Bill; England : Oxfordshire; 1966
unknown singer; England : Worcestershire; 1940<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Transcribed from the singing of Bill Dore at his home in Leafield, Oxfordshire in 1972, from sleevenotes to CD Up in the North, Down in the South<\/a><\/em>\n\nWhile dancing on our village green, upon last first of May,\nWith Farmer Giles's daughter I had a jolly day.\nWhen all at once I slipped and fell, and fat old Mrs Gee,\nWho weighed nigh forty-seven stones, come wallop right on me.\n \nWith a too-ri-oo-ri-ay, with a too-ri-oo-ri-are.\nJust pop round and see us now, for it be'ent so very far.\nThey calls I Jolly Jorge, well and here-i, here-i are.\nSo join I in the chor-i-us, with a too-ri-oo-ri-are.<\/em>\n\nI saw the parson's missis climb across a stile one day.\nWhen she turns round and spotted I, says, \"Jarge, will thee com'st our way?\nI want thee Jarge to judge some calves.\" I answered with a smile,\n\"They be lovely, mum, I judged 'em when thee got'st across that style.\"\n\nThe parson called the other day, whilst I sat at me ease.\n\"Towards the children's home,\" says he, \"Will't thou give summat please?\"\n\"Towards the children's home,\" says I, without the least demur,\n\"Why, certainly, with pleasure, and I'll give six children small!\"<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
An early 20th century  Music Hall song written by the prolific\u00a0AJ Mills<\/a>\u00a0with George Arthurs. It was most famously performed in the Halls by \u00a0George Bastow<\/a>, but it also featured in the repertoire of lesser-known performer Owen Way – brief biographical information below.  George Bastow recorded it for Edison Bell in 1904 and Owen Way for  HMV in 1907. It’s one of a number of Music Hall songs which might be seen to ridicule rural life, but which nonetheless became extremely popular in rural communities – slightly different versions of the song were recorded in rural pubs in the 1940s and 1960s. (The 1940s recording is available on YouTube, see below. The 1960s recording is available on the Vaughan Williams Memorial library website here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owen Way <\/strong>(c1869 – 1919) was a vocal comedian and songwriter active in  provincial Music Halls and pantomime between approx. 1896 and 1914. He seems to have spent most of his summer seasons performing at Herne Bay, initially in an outdoor Theatre on the Sands, later in the Gaiety Theatre which he owned and managed.  His portrayals of comic rural characters were particular well thought of. Like many leading lights in the theatre world, he was active Freemason. In interviews he claimed to have been educated at Oxford and he was married to Alice Tanner, principal vocalist of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. He died at the age of 52 in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owen Way, recorded singing Jolly Jarge<\/em> in 1907<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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